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Graduate Academic Programs

Counseling and Counselor Education Program

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Preparing today's school counselors for tomorrow's challenges


The  Counseling and Counselor Education program is one of several graduate degree programs at Indiana University in the School of Education on the IUPUI campus.  Our program prepares students to work in elementary, middle, and high school counseling programs.  Many of our graduates elect to continue their graduate education at the doctoral level in counseling psychology or a related field.

Our program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) as a school counseling program and our curriculum is approved by the Indiana Department of Education.

Features of our program include . . .

  • 48 semester credit hour curriculum
  • Field experiences in a number of area schools, selected to meet students'career aspirations
  • A diverse, highly experienced faculty
  • Evening courses
We want to hear from you!  To learn more about the program, contact:

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Be sure to check the News and Notes page weekly for important program news!

Site supervisors:  Please use this link to access the Supervision Examination


Follow the links below for information on our program, curriculum, and faculty!

    IUPUI School Counseling Track Program Philosophy

    The major tenet of the School Counseling Track is to develop counselors with exceptional skills in counseling practice, consultation, leadership, and outreach who will work in a school environment. At IUPUI, emphasis will be on effective practice in urban settings. Graduates will be reflective practitioners who will continue the process of self-critique and self-improvement throughout their professional lives. These reflective practitioners are committed learners who will continue to build their knowledge base. These learners know and can apply ethical counseling principles. Furthermore, these learners can understand and apply research findings with a commitment to instituting empirically supported interventions and programs.

    Graduates from the School Counseling Program are counselors who can respond to the needs of all students. They respect the dignity of others, which involves providing leadership in addressing issues related to social justice, diversity, inclusion, and oppression. Graduates from the School Counseling Program will function as advocates for students and agents of therapeutic change within school and community environments. These counselors are capable of developing, implementing, and sustaining programs for students that enable them to effectively participate in and contribute to our diverse society. Graduates of the School Counseling Program use preventive, developmental, and remedial interventions to effectively deliver a comprehensive school counseling program that facilitates academic, personal/social, and career development. With an emphasis on urban settings, the IUPUI School Counseling Program adheres to the National Transforming Counseling Center's philosophy of counseling which includes an emphasis on the achievement gap between students based on socioeconomic background and race/ethnicity. Graduates are skilled consultants who can capably work in any setting, and who can work cooperatively with parents, teachers, administrators, and pertinent others in the pursuit of optimal development for all students.

    Program Guide/General Information for School Counseling

    This will link you to the CCE at IUPUI Program Guide, which describes the program's structure and content, curriculum, course scheduling sequence, field experiences, faculty, and other important information.  The guide will download as a PDF file.  You'll need a PDF reader to review the document and you can obtain the free Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

    Practicum and Internship Descriptions and Application Materials

    The links will access information on our field experience (practicum and internship) program at IUPUI, as well as application materials.

    Useful Links to Professional Counseling sites

    Download a copy of the M.S. program form

    Submit this form with your practicum application.

    Program Evaluation Reports

    To access program evaluation reports, please go to the IUB Counselor and Counselor Education Website at the link above.


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